Australia State of the Environment Report

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... Stations Shipping Aircraft Total Antarctic emissions Total AAD (Kingston, Tas) emissions Estimated emissions saved through renewable ... 1438 15991 982 -428 2014-15 5237 7717 1527 14481 880 -441 AAD = Australian Antarctic Division Note: Estimated emissions are shown for ...

Management processes

2016

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... is prohibited unless a permit has been issued either by the AAD or the equivalent government department of another country. Australia ... Division environmental management system In 2002, the AAD became the first national Antarctic program to implement an environmental ...

Australian Antarctic Territory

2016

Introduction

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... on mining and oil drilling. The AAT is administered by the AAD of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. ... Antarctic science strategic plan 2011–12 to 2020–21 ( AAD 2011 ). The activities and outcomes of the scientific work are enhanced ...

Box ANT7 Development of a new wastewater treatment facility at Australia’s Davis Station

2016

Case Study

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has developed a new wastewater treatment facility for Davis research ... in the marine environment and food chain. Thus, the AAD installed a new secondary-level wastewater treatment plant that uses ... Davis Station The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has developed a new wastewater treatment facility for Davis research ...

Heritage values

2016

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... McDonald Islands is an Australian territory, managed by the AAD. In 2014, the total area of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine ... additional marine areas with high conservation values. The AAD has since released the second Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine ...

State and trends of the Australian Antarctic program’s station environment

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... sources Agency operational records: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/soe/ . Comments One major improvement occurred in ... sources Agency operational records: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/soe/ . Comments Assessment remains the same as in ... sources Agency operational records: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/soe/ . Comments Assessment remains the same as in ...

Australian Antarctic Program’s station environment: Operation indicators

2016

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... construction activity at the 3 continental stations. The AAD operates the icebreaking research and resupply vessel Aurora Australis ... to the coastal areas where the stations are located. The AAD undertakes voyages for a range of purposes, primarily the resupply of the ...

Pressures affecting heritage 2016

2016

Heritage

At a glance

... tryworks on Heard Island. The Heard Island Management Plan ( AAD 2014 ) acknowledges that cultural heritage will be subject to managed ... resources may also have significant cultural impacts. AAD (Australian Antarctic Division) (2014). Heard Island and McDonald Islands ...

Pressures on Antarctic historic heritage

2016

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... and conservation of the site buildings and artefacts. The AAD works closely with the Mawson’s Huts Foundation to determine conservation ... of those recorded in the 1980s are still in place. The AAD liaises closely with vessel operators known to be interested in visiting ...

Effectiveness of Antarctic management 2016

2016

At a glance

... nongovernmental activities, such as private expeditions. The AAD administers Australia’s national Antarctic program, which focuses mainly ...

Australian Antarctic Program’s station environment: Contaminated sites and pollution

2016

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... course of action in containing and remediating the site. The AAD has successfully remediated soils contaminated from several fuel spill ... stations. Some station buildings contain asbestos, and the AAD has started to identify how to address this. For example, asbestos removal ...

Effectiveness of Antarctic environmental management

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... (to previous reports): Not assessed Planning : The AAD’s environmental management policy provides an overarching policy ... policy Comments The assessment remains largely the same as in 2011. Planning: AAD's environmental management policy provides an overarching policy framework ...

Governance

2016

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... effect through the administration of this legislation by the AAD. Governance Governance Marine South East Antarctica The Antarctic ... effect through the administration of this legislation by the AAD. International engagement Internationally, Australia has taken a leading ...

Pressures on the terrestrial environment

2016

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... Californian wingless thrips ( Apterothrips apteris ) ( AAD & Director of National Parks 2005 ). No introduced vertebrates exist on ... Island. Ecological Management & Restoration 12(3):241–244. AAD (Australian Antarctic Division) & Director of National Parks (2005). Heard ...

Antarctic governance

2016

Introduction

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... of the government by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Macquarie Island and nearby islets are part of Tasmania, and are managed ...

State and trends of contaminated Antarctic sites

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... Antarctica. Restoration Ecology DOI 101111rec12383 . AAD, 2010 AAD, 2010, Lake Dingle Fuel Contaminated Soil Remediation Project (Lake ...

The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016

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... in pre-industrial times ( Moy et al. 2009 ). However, the AAD-led Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey has observed very ... Metadata, accessed 5 September 2015, http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/metadata_redirect.cfm?md=/AMD/AU/SOE_elephant_seals. ...

The physical environment: The atmosphere—climate and weather patterns

2016

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... satellite and ground-based remote-sensing techniques ( AAD 2008 ). Although there is significant interannual variability in Antarctic ... of the American Meteorological Society 93(10):1519–1537. AAD (Australian Antarctic Division) (2008). Australia’s contribution to ...

Pressures on the marine environment

2016

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... catch reached annual trigger limits. In 1996 and 2006, the AAD conducted 2 major marine science voyages (BROKE in 1996, BROKE-West in ...

The physical environment: The Southern Ocean

2016

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... of the American Meteorological Society 93(10):1519–1537. AAD (Australian Antarctic Division) (2008). Australia’s contribution to Antarctic climate science, AAD, Kingston, Tasmania. Nicolas JP & Bromwich DH (2014). New reconstruction of ...

The living environment: Vertebrate populations

2016

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... Metadata, accessed 5 September 2015, http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/metadata_redirect.cfm?md=/AMD/AU/SOE_elephant_seals. ...

The physical environment: The cryosphere

2016

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Effectiveness of Antarctic environmental management

2011

Assessment summary

... (to previous reports): Not assessed Planning: AAD's environmental management policy provides an overarching policy framework ... Comparability (to previous reports): Not assessed Inputs: AAD administers an environmental management system supported by a program of ...

7 Antarctic environment | References

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